LeiSade Williams-Summers
Bronx
Summary
Dedicated Family Service Worker with over 9 years of experience. Offering comprehensive background in social services, providing foster care services, adoption care services, foster family home services, and case management services. Experienced, Hardworking and Reliable Family Services Supervisor with strong ability in Child Welfare and Family Services. Highly Organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality. A proven track record of using my excellent personal, communication and organization skills to lead and improve family services departments, while offering strong organization and management skills. Team player with excellent communication skills, high quality of work, driven and highly self-motivated.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervisor- Family Foster Care
Good Shepherd Services
01.2017 - Current
- Supervise family foster care case planners weekly in the full range of services leading to the best plan for each family in the shortest time frame
- Support and model for case planning staff by meeting with selected program participants and foster parents in complex case situations or when back up is needed
- Monitor case planners’ calendars, and assist with organized planning to ensure monthly compliance with all contact requirements and paper work timeliness
- Participate in appropriate staff meetings and interface as needed with the Central administration staff/office, agency attorney, etc
- Review case planner’s paperwork for accuracy and completeness
- Participate in Family Team Conferences and ensure parent and child's attendance
- Attend monthly supervisors’ meetings and contribute input into program issues and quality improvement
- Encourage and advance the use of the Sanctuary Model tools: safety plans, community meetings, psycho-educational groups, team meetings, red flag reviews, treatment planning conferences (or similar), and self-care in the department/program to create a non-violent and trauma-sensitive culture
- Implement and integrate the principles and procedures of Solution Based Casework: assessment, family and individual level outcomes, action plans and documentation and celebration.
Case Planner
Good Shepherd Services
07.2016 - 01.2017
- Conducted required casework contacts with the child, parent, foster parent and collateral contacts
- Make assessments-based referrals as necessary to meet the needs of the child and/or parent
- Assessed and monitor for safety and risk
- Coordinate and supervise all visits between the family and child along with separate sibling visits
- Helped establish communities of care for youth and the families by building effective relationships with significant individuals and service providers
- Supported and counsel foster parents in their efforts to care for the child and include them in the development of the goals and tasks
- Visited family and child to gather social history, to assess family strengths and concerns, and to assess existing problems in relation to the reason for placement
- Conducts group facilitation of Keep (Keeping Foster and Kinship parents supported and trained) groups with foster parents.
Case Planner
Little Flowers Children and Family Services
03.2015 - 04.2016
- Conducted required casework contacts with the child, parent, foster parent and collateral contacts
- Make assessments-based referrals as necessary to meet the needs of the child and/or parent
- Maintains accurate and up to date electronic (Connections) and paper case records/casework activities
- Facilitated regulatory compliance with City and State standards of practices by completing and submitting all service plans, permanency hearing reports and progress reports.
Case Planner / Case Manager- Per Diem/Seasonal
10.2015 - 12.2015
- Conducted required casework contacts with the child, parent, foster parent and collateral contacts
- Make assessments-based referrals as necessary to meet the needs of the child and/or parent
- Helped to establish communities of care for youth and the families by building effective relationships with significant individuals and service providers
- Facilitated regulatory compliance with City and State standards of practices by completing and submitting all service plans, permanency hearing reports and progress reports.
Case Planner- Foster Care
SCO Family of Services
04.2013 - 08.2014
- Conducted required casework contacts with the child, parent, foster parent and collateral contacts
- Make assessments-based referrals as necessary to meet the needs of the child and/or parent
- Helped to establish communities of care for youth and the families by building effective relationships with significant individuals and service providers
- Facilitated regulatory compliance with City and State standards of practices by completing and submitting all service plans, permanency hearing reports and progress reports.
HR Administration / Veteran’s Center-FIA/Burial Claims Unit Intern
09.2011 - 09.2012
- Provided clerical and administrative assistance as needed
- Served as a liaison between the clients, caseworkers and administration
- Ascertained resources beyond HRA that align with the client’s individual needs
- Reviewed and modified client budgets, handled sanction cases, and assigned participants to Back to Work assignments
- Calculated budgets to align client benefits with their household size
- Supervised staff and coordinated activities within the HRA Children Corner centers
- Accepted and processed new Burial Claims applications and determined the amount of assistance which will be donated to clients.
Community Organizer
Harlem’s Children Zone
06.2010 - 03.2011
- Found resources to improve the surrounding communities by solving conflicts, improving economic outlooks, setting goals and deadlines, and creating positive change
- Developed and maintained networks of individuals and organizations necessary for the success of Harlem Children Zone/Community Pride
- Prepared monthly reports, communications and other documentation needed to promote organization
- Utilized the ETO management system to track community involvement and leadership progress.
AmeriCorps Mentoring and Volunteer Coordinator
Youth Build- Youth Action Programs and Homes
07.2009 - 07.2010
- Devised creative, dynamic campaigns that engage youth and adults in the formation of local and national based committees to address other organizing concerns/interests
- Organized and maintained participants files
- Supervised and coordinate the mentoring program
- Created and spearheaded the first Youth build tutoring program
- Helped organize and staff community mobilization, informational, and celebratory activities designed to involve youth and community residents
- Collaborated and build relationships with community groups & partners with the purpose of exchanging information and coordinating efforts
- Served as an information liaison between students, staff, and administration.
Worksite Monitor
New York City Mission Society, DYCD
07.2004 - 09.2007
- Conducted daily checks-ins at each worksite to ensure sites are feasible for employment
- Handled, calculated and processed timesheets, and input employee hours into main database
- Served as a liaison between summer youth participants and administration (DYCD).
Education
Master of Science - Public Affairs and Administration
Metropolitan College of New York
09.2012
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Lincoln University
09.2009
Certification
- Mentor & Mentoring Supervisor- Big Brother Big Sisters 2010
- First Aid
- CPR
Community Service
- Whosoever Will Ministries, Bronx, New York, 12/2014, Present, Assist with the food and clothing pantry; donating to local community residents., Coordinate and implement program within the youth’s ministry.
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated Zeta Omega Chapter, 04/2008, Present
- Catholic Guardian Services, Bronx, New York, 09/2013, 12/2013, Assisted in daily living activities with people who are intellectual and developmentally disabled. (Blind and deaf), Administered medications to the consumers and catered to their individual needs., Helped the consumers enhance their socialization skills and to achieve their individual goals., Supervised and maintain order on the shift, ensure workers are being compliant.
- Board of Education- Harriet Tubman School, New York, New York, 09/2011, 06/2013, Designed and implemented exercises and activities to facilitate student's academic improvement., Determines student's needs for assistance in other areas such as counseling and refers as necessary., Arranged or assists in arranging various special academic programs which are in addition to normal tutorial sessions.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Center, New York, New York, 08/2010, 01/2011, Tutored the youth who had difficulties in certain subjects/ Assisted the youth with their homework., Provided clerical and administrative assistance as needed.
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Supervisor- Family Foster Care
Good Shepherd Services
01.2017 - Current
Case Planner
Good Shepherd Services
07.2016 - 01.2017
Case Planner / Case Manager- Per Diem/Seasonal
10.2015 - 12.2015
Case Planner
Little Flowers Children and Family Services
03.2015 - 04.2016
Case Planner- Foster Care
SCO Family of Services
04.2013 - 08.2014
HR Administration / Veteran’s Center-FIA/Burial Claims Unit Intern
09.2011 - 09.2012
Community Organizer
Harlem’s Children Zone
06.2010 - 03.2011
AmeriCorps Mentoring and Volunteer Coordinator
Youth Build- Youth Action Programs and Homes
07.2009 - 07.2010
Worksite Monitor
New York City Mission Society, DYCD
07.2004 - 09.2007
Master of Science - Public Affairs and Administration
Metropolitan College of New York
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Lincoln University